kanpur-dehat

Kanpur-Dehat is surrounded by districts Kanpur-Nagar, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Etawah, Kannauj. River Yamuna divides Kanpur-Dehat & Jalaun.

Name Kanpur is a transformed version of its original name Kanhapur given by the two rulers Hindu Singh of Sachendi and Ghanshyam Singh of Ramaipur. The british ruler Hobson Johnson found the word difficult to pronounce and he changed it to Cawnpore. Later it came close to its name as Kanpur.
Kanpur Divided into two district namely Kanpur-Nagar and Kanpur-Dehat in year 1977. Reunited again in year 1979. Again seperated in year 1981. MATI near to Akbarpur Tehsil, is the administrative headquarters which is 45 Kms from Kanpur Nagar.

Historical Background

Name Kanpur is a transformed version of its original name Kanhapur given by the two rulers Hindu Singh of Sachendi and Ghanshyam Singh of Ramaipur. The british ruler Hobson Johnson found the word difficult to pronounce and he changed it to Cawnpore. Later it came close to its name as Kanpur. The independent emergence of its new district recorded historical pangs.

* Kanpur Divided into two district namely Kanpur-nagar and Kanpur-Dehat in year 1977.
* Reunited again in year 1979.
* Again seperated in year 1981.
* The decision of establishing the District Headquarters in in Akbarpur(MATI)
* Still the administrative headquarters is in Kanpur Nagar

Kanpur Dehat has 05 Tehsils and 10 Development Blocks. There are 102 Nyay Panchayats and 613 Gram Sabhas in this district. The distribution of Development Block in Tehsils is given in the following table:

Name of Tehsil Name of Block
1.Akbarpur 1.Akbarpur
2.Maitha
3.Sarvankhera
2.Derapur 4.Derapur
5.Jhinjhak
3.Rasoolabad 6.Rasulabad
4.Bhognipur 7.Amraudha
8.Malasa
5.Sikandara 9.Sandalpur
10.Rajpur
The Number of Administrative Units
Administrative Units Number
Villages 1032
Nagar Palika Parisad 1
Town Areas 8
Nyaya Panchayats 102
Gram Sabhas 612
Development Blocks 10
Tehsils 5